Morris has reportedly also filled two off-field positions. Mark Smith will be the recruiting coordinator and Randy Ross will presumably be the director of football operations, a title he held under Morris at SMU.

Morris has reportedly also filled two off-field positions. Mark Smith will be the recruiting coordinator and Randy Ross will presumably be the director of football operations, a title he held under Morris at SMU.

What are the duties of "Director of Football Operations"? Never really understood that role?

Randy Ross is in his 11th year at SMU, where he serves as the Sr. Associate Director of Football Operations. In that role, Ross wears a number of hats. He coordinates team travel, office management and administration, handles gameday responsibilities and serves as a liaison with athletics and university departments.

Ross came to SMU after spending 17 seasons at Alabama, the last four as Director of Football Operations. He was an assistant coach from 1993-96 as well as Alabama's recruiting coordinator from 1990-98. He then spent one season in UA's development office before moving back to the football office in 2000 as the Director of High School Relations. He began his coaching career at Gaston (Ala.) High School before moving to Gadsden's Southside High School in 1976. He then served as Southside's head coach for nine seasons before moving on to coach at Scottsboro High from 1985-86. He moved on to Vanderbilt to tutor the quarterbacks as an assistant coach for three seasons before being lured to Alabama by Gene Stallings.

He also has a TE coach on his staff at SMU. Would assume he has one here as well and it is assumed Lunney is in the running for that spot.

There also will be a 10th assistant added after the first of the year. In the 247 article he said he would either use that for someone on defense that will also have special teams duties or hire someone that focuses solely on special teams.

Jared Hunt joined the Mustang coaching staff in 2017 as the recruiting operations coordinator. Hunt came to SMU after serving as the defensive backs and special teams coordinator at Cedar Ridge High School in 2016

He also has a TE coach on his staff at SMU. Would assume he has one here as well and it is assumed Lunney is in the running for that spot.

There also will be a 10th assistant added after the first of the year. In the 247 article he said he would either use that for someone on defense that will also have special teams duties or hire someone that focuses solely on special teams.

Of all the things you can say about "Smiley" he knew how to make special teams special...

Full day of #RazorFAST18 official visits with a little house hunting in between!😅 #FullTiltBoogie #HammerDown🐗⏩

Came from SMU: What I could find so far... Graphic designer Cody Vincent, a coach and graphic designer from Indiana, has been designing recruiting and social media graphics for Jacksonville State since 2014. Now in his 2nd season, the talented designer has been named one of the best in the industry.

Need to Add S&C to list. It will be interesting too see who that will be. One of the most important people on the staff.

Agree. May be as, or even more, important than even the DC selection. NO DOUBT, those kids were not in good physical condition......especially, last year. WAAAAAAY too many injuries. We used to be the team leaving everyone else rolling around on the field in pain.